13 April 2014

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Purusharthas

Correspondence between Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Purusharthas:

Maslow's Need
Purushartha
1. Basic/Physical
Kama
2. Security
Kama
3. Emotional
Kama
4. Success
Artha
5. Self-actualisation
Dharma/Moksha
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3 comments:

  1. shivakumar14/04/2014, 09:32

    You have attempted a difficult mapping :)
    One frameworks looks at needs while the other aims.

    Self-actualization seems to map to Moksha.

    Dharma on the other hand does not have a good mapping in Maslow's stack.
    Dharma is an external factor enforcing boundaries within which a person must work towards meeting the needs as identified by Maslow.

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  2. Indian24/04/2014, 12:20

    Excellent points! :-)

    Self-actualisation is of 2 types: within/for society (social) and outside society (non-social). The former is Dharma; the latter is Moksha.

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  3. Anonymous08/10/2014, 14:50

    Dharma does not have a western equivalent... it ma ybe righteous behaviour.. West cloaks it in ethics..... while coulds personal morality ...

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